The US shouldn't cut the space exploration budget because rare-earth materials are used to make shuttles and satellites.
Advantages of exploring space are: We can learn a lot about star systems, black holes, and gravity. We can see earth's surface and know what rival countries are doing. We can find earth-like planets. There are more, but these were the quickest to come to mind for me~!
Public opposition to NASA and its budget dates back to the Apollo era. Critics have cited more immediate concerns, like social welfare programs, as reasons to cut funding to the agency.
